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Martin Kettle

Martin Kettle is a Guardian associate editor and columnist

October 2023

  • Joe Biden with Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel.

    Joe Biden’s peace mission to Israel exposed the limits of US global influence

    Martin Kettle
    The stakes couldn’t be higher. A wider war in the Middle East could embolden Russia in Ukraine and encourage China over Taiwan, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
  • Palestinian search the rubble of destroyed buildings following an Israeli strike, Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory - 12 Oct 2023<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by APAImages/Shutterstock (14146527al) Palestinian search the rubble of destroyed buildings following an Israeli strike, as battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 12, 2023. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants entered Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip enclave on October 8. Photo by Ahmed Tawfeq\ apaimages Palestinian search the rubble of destroyed buildings following an Israeli strike, Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory - 12 Oct 2023

    The universal rules of war that emerged after 1945 are being broken – and not just in the Middle East

    Martin Kettle
    The world’s agreement to protect civilians was never perfect. But that’s no excuse for leaders in Russia, the US and the UK to row back from it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
  • The prime minister at the Conservative conference in Manchester.

    Rishi Sunak’s speech showed what’s next for the Tories – and it isn’t him

    Martin Kettle
    At a chaotic conference, Suella Braverman wasn’t just preparing for a general election, but a leadership battle, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

September 2023

  • A book of condolence and a portrait of Giorgio Napolitano at the senate in Rome where his coffin lay in state on 24 September 2023.

    Look back at Giorgio Napolitano: learn the limits of dogma and how good leaders can change lives

    Martin Kettle
  • COP26 in Glasgow<br>Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak holds a green budget box during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble

    See Sunak’s green retreat for what it is: a ruthless short-term electoral gamble

    Martin Kettle

August 2023

  • Illustration of a poster on which the word 'change' has been amended to 'anger'

    Ulez reveals a systemic problem with how UK government works – or rather, doesn’t

    Martin Kettle
  • Prom 51: Weir, Schumann and Elgar with the BBC Symphony Orchestra Judith Weir Begin Afresh c15’ BBC Commission: world premiere Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’ 30’ Interval Elgar Violin Concerto in B minor 48’ Christian Tetzlaff violin BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo conductor

    Prom 51: BBCSO/Oramo review – Tetzlaff’s Elgar is as good as one could wish

  • Donald Trump

    America on trial: the charges against Trump will decide the fate of a nation

    Martin Kettle
  • Sinn Féin politician Gerry Kelly speaking to the media outside the party's Falls Road office in Belfast, 14 August 2023.

    In Northern Ireland, even a data breach can be deadly – and the ripple effects could be disastrous

    Martin Kettle

  • In our polarised politics, there are no truly independent MPs – and Westminster is poorer for it

    Martin Kettle

  • Prom 30: Sinfonia of London/Wilson review – this was Walton on steroids

  • Prom 24: Bournemouth SO/Karabits – memorable Rachmaninov defines the show

  • Can Labour retake Britain? Soon this Scottish byelection will let us know

    Martin Kettle

July 2023

  • Richard Tice, Leader Of Reform UK, Holds Press Conference<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: Reform UK honorary president Nigel Farage listens during a party press conference on March 20, 2023 in London, England. Reform UK was founded in 2018 as the Brexit Party, advocating for a "no-deal" exit from the European Union. It later rebranded as Reform UK. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

    Don’t be fooled: this row is about more than Nigel Farage and Coutts – what lies beneath is Brexit

    Martin Kettle
  • ‘Seats in which Labour needs to compete to win, mainly but not all in southern and Midlands England, are more than ever the norm.’

    Starmer’s caution infuriates some in Labour. But there’s method in his mildness

    Martin Kettle
  • Prom 1 14 july 2023 the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Dalia Stasevska

    Prom 1: BBCSO/Stasevska review – energy, ovations and defiance open season

  • Illegal Migration Bill<br>Immigration minister Robert Jenrick speaking in the House of Commons, London, during the consideration of the Lords amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill. Picture date: Tuesday July 11, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story Politics Migrants. Photo credit should read: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

    Yes, the Tories’ migration bill is bad – but the lack of Commons scrutiny is more disturbing still

    Martin Kettle

  • The Land of Might-Have-Been review – Ivor Novello meets Vera Brittain in a new wartime musical

  • Get ready for a reprise of the Enemies of the People show: it’s all Sunak has got left

    Martin Kettle

June 2023

  • Simon Rattle conducts Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie at the Barbican Hall.

    LSO/Rattle review – wistful and life-enhancing, a terrific farewell for the departing chief

    Signing off with a joyous new commission from 96-year-old Betsy Jolas and a return to a longtime Messiaen favourite, Sir Simon led a regretful but sunny evening
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